Workforce & People
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From San Jose, Calif., to Washington, D.C., cities are advancing AI training for staffers or members of the public. Mesa, Ariz., recently launched its own AI education initiative to support adoption. -
Officials have formally named Bryce Bailey the state’s chief information security officer, elevating him from the interim role after nearly a month in place. Cybersecurity, he said, “is a long game.”
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Elizabeth Crowe, the city’s director of urban analytics and innovation, has been selected to serve as interim chief innovation and technology officer, a role formerly held by Stephanie Wernet.
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Virginia is considering a flurry of data-centric bills, including one that would create a state chief data officer position.
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Government agencies are beginning to embrace tactics and are adopting modern workforce technologies that are changing the way they manage employees.
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Despite Arizona's federated model, CIO Morgan Reed talks about how a coordinated approach is reaping benefits.
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Former Intel executive Frank Johnson, Baltimore's new chief information officer, is spearheading creation of its first digital transformation plan.
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Plus, New Jersey joins multistate coalition suing FCC over its net neutrality rollback; Code for America launches an apprenticeship program; San Francisco looks to hire eight for its digital services team; Oakland, Calif., launches a civic design lab; and Indiana updates its Alexa skill to include travel advisories.
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California-based Pondera recently added IT vet Mike Borman to its board of directors.
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Plus, Vermont city tests blockchain for real estate transactions, Columbus, Ohio, releases major smart city RFP, and more.
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Phil Wittmer, chief information technology officer for the state of Kansas, stepped down after incoming Gov. Jeff Colyer was sworn in Jan. 31.
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A coalition of states are partnering with the SANS Institute to offer training to young women interested in cybersecurity and information technology careers.
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Plus, Accela hires experts to advice local government in emerging areas, thread response company Centrallo raises $1.5M seed round, and more.
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President Trump will appoint Suzette Kuhlow Kent, a principal at Ernst & Young, as the federal government's fourth federal chief information officer.
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After serving as the county’s information technology lead, Mike Pettit will assume the assistant county executive officer role at the end of March.
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A struggle over who controls hiring for more than 50,000 Pennsylvania state jobs pits the independent Civil Service Commission against an alliance of Republican senators and Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration, who want to transfer key powers to the governor’s control.
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The gender imbalance in the industry has women holding only 14 percent of the U.S. workforce in cybersecurity.
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Gov. Mark Dayton appointed Brig. Gen. Johanna Clyborne, an officer in the Minnesota National Guard, to replace retiring state Chief Information Officer Tom Baden.
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There's been a sudden jump in the number of open CIO and CTO roles in big cities.
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Plus, it's time for an UrbanOs, pairing cities with startups, and more.
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Montana, which is beginning a search to replace former CIO Ron Baldwin, named Chief Technology Officer Matt Van Syckle as its interim CIO.
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